From his pioneering work in Japan to his coverage of the Crimean War and his fascinating photographs from Burma, Felice Beato (1832–1909) produced a wealth of images that offer a glimpse into the early days of photography and its expansion along the colonial route into the East. Beato, whose work represents the first substantial body of photojournalism, was among the first to take photographs in East Asia and also an early war photographer. A British subject, Beato understood the growing role of public information, newspapers, and magazines, and saw it as an essential component of the functioning of liberal democracies as well as a means for building political consensus.
 
116 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 22 cm, pb, Italian/English